According to a September 29 report by the Chinese edition of The New York Times, China will include Jane Eyre in the ninth-grade Chinese "whole-book reading" list this autumn, and ninth-graders across the country are required to read it in full. State media said it helps foster a positive outlook on life and understand equality and an independent personality in love.
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2026-09-30 04:01 · 9月29日，《纽约时报》中文网报道，中国今秋将《简·爱》列入九年级语文整本书阅读书目，学者朱平分析称官方意在配合鼓励婚育政策，引导年轻人接受与传统性别角色共存的女性独立。
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China to Include Jane Eyre in the Grade 9 Chinese Whole-Book Reading List This Autumn
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